Totally agree,. its a farce!! FIFA seem to take delight in making arses of themselves, the rule needs to be changed back and changed back now.Davo said:
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at Walker.
that's a better ideaNate said:
Thats a different point entirely.....simple errorslonbwoy said:
Conspiracy...Davo said:
That's a good point and I think as ever we're implementing directives that other FA's are simply ignoring or at least interpreting differently.EZee said:
I reckon if they get rid of the bit I've italicised it would be OK. A player standing in the six yard box in an offside position when a free kick comes in is distracting the goalkeeper whether or not he's in the path of the ball or not.
Davo said:I blame RVN...he started all this
The big gay cheat
i never heard that new here in PortugalEZee said:
You can't blame the officials regarding Ruud's goal because they were applying FIFA Directives & Ruud was therefore NOT considered offside!thoward said:Well if you put it like that why not blame the officials at that game who should have awarded the penalty in the first place.
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Davo's just doing a windup, as thoward said - if the referee had not awarded a free-kick, when it was a blatant penalty, there would have been no free-kick for RVN to stand in an offside position.kkcbl said:You can't blame the officials regarding Ruud's goal because they were applying FIFA Directives & Ruud was therefore NOT considered offside!
Blame instead ignorant commentators like Andy Gray ( he shud have known about the new Directives! ) for insisting Ruud was offside despite his co-commentator trying to tell him of the new Directives, & newspaper journalists who made the same Hu-Ha the following morning despite Fergie clarifying the new Directives at a post-match interview, for these guys are the ones who further gave fuel to impressionable anti-ABUs like Davo to spout further ignorance!
I don't think Ruud would have been booked if the new FA Directives, to counter the FIFA Directive, would have come into play b4 the Southampton game as he was only marginally off-side.Melvinyeo said:
Exactly.kkcbl said:I don't think Ruud would have been booked if the new FA Directives, to counter the FIFA Directive, would have come into play b4 the Southampton game as he was only marginally off-side.
The Bolton players however, were blatant in trying to exploit the rule as they were at least 10 yards nearer than the nearest Leicester defender.
Having said that, the FA is talking 'bollocks' as with the present offside rules, defenders have been getting away with murder, just stepping a foot foward to catch an onside opponent offside, immediately before the opponent's team-mate releases the ball, with no attempt to play the ball at all, & they even do so right up to the half-way line.
Why should an attacking player be considered 'unsporting' when he takes advantage of the offside rule yet the defending player is not?
What about those quickly taken freekicks? Its legal but would it be "contrary to the spirit of the game" ?Melvinyeo said:The Football Association have confirmed that clubs will be outlawed from taking advantage of the new interpretation of the offside rule.
Problems have arisen after Fifa issued a new interpretation of the offside rule, which meant a player would only be offside if he was actively involved in play.
This caused controversy almost immediately, with Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy pouncing against Southampton after coming from an offside position.
Following this incident Bolton and Leicester both took the new ruling to extreme measures by deliberately placing players in offside positions - but far enough from the play that they were not interfering.
Premiership and Football League officials are ready to announce that any player using the new method will be penalised for 'improper conduct'.
"Bolton's plan was technically within the letter of the law but contrary to the spirit of the game," said an FA spokesman.
"Referees will now be told that if a player is seeking to circumvent the rules they should be cautioned for improper conduct."
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Real hash of it now
As I stated earlier, the English Ref's Association is getting all confused & screwed up & because they think they're the World's finest & England invented the game, they're refusing to follow the directives of FIFA & going it alone - that's why many foreign players complain that they have to adapt to the English way of refereeing because many of the finer points are just not followed in the English Game!donnwyt said:
I'm not so sure it's a bad thing if it merely reinforces the original law and the spitit of the game that is about goal scoring to decide who's best. Football is already a low scoring game, with well drilled defences able to thwart attacking play in crowded areas. Anything that gives the attacker more of an advantage and forces defences to defend deeper is to be welcomed I reckon. A few less 0-0 draws maybe. Quick thinking strikers like Ruud and Saha are going to be best advantaged too.Davo said:
